Wednesday, March 10, 2010

Lots of slip trailing today. Can you tell what the squiggles are on this snack plate?

I also attached open ended handles to a couple queso bowls. I'm thinking about glazing just the inside and rim, leaving the outside natural.. What do you think?

I ordered a metal name stamp. The lettering is from a sample of my own printed handwriting. It's one-inch wide. I think it's cute. Kind of difficult to use without distorting the other side of the pot.

Thursday, March 4, 2010

I'm having better luck with the porcelain. Actually it's not so much better luck, but learning to work with the quirks of porcelain. I used one of my metal racks and made a makeshift drying cabinet.

Heavy plastic, packing tape and velcro... Voila :)
UPDATE: After a year I scrapped the velcro. I converted the door seal to close with "rare earth" magnets instead. I used packing tape to secure them. It works fantastic!

Saturday, January 16, 2010

Some days I just feel like making weird or silly pottery. No plans, just go with the flow of the clay.

I have some wild underglaze ideas for these goofy porcelain jars. I needed to have some creative fun this week.

My pottery has been on Etsy for a month now. I don't have much to report, only that it has been a slow start. John installed a vent on my kiln today. It's hard to believe that 3 little drill holes is going to vent the kiln. Doesn't he look thrilled :)